AI and Machine Learning: Beginner to Builder
A 16-week live online course that takes you from your first question about AI to presenting an AI project of your own. Plain-language ideas, hands-on practice, and real-world examples every week. No coding experience needed.
Five stages, one clear path
Each session explains the idea in plain language first, then puts it into practice with a real-world example.
How machines learn
The statistics, probability and core algorithms behind AI, explained simply.
Chat AI and LLMs
How large language models work, and how to write prompts that get real results.
AI agents
Agents that use tools and take action, including building a small app from a plain-English description.
Industry deep dives
Two real-world deep dives into how AI is used in industries such as banking and healthcare.
Your AI project
You build and present an AI project of your own, ready to show employers.
AI at Work
Regular tips on using AI safely at work: privacy, sensitive data, and checking AI answers.
Real-world examples
Every session features a real use case, drawn from many different industries.
Tools included
A development platform and AI tools with a token allowance for hands-on practice. Accounts are set up together in class.
What you will be able to do
- Explain how AI, machine learning and generative AI work, and how they differ
- Build a simple machine learning model
- Use chat AI and AI agents for real tasks
- Judge where AI helps, where it fails, and how to check it
- Show employers a finished AI project of your own
Built for beginners, valuable for professionals
Career changers, working professionals at any level, and curious beginners. If you can use a computer and a web browser, you can join.
You do not need to know Python or advanced math. We cover the essential ideas, such as averages, probability and finding patterns in data, in plain language. Where code is involved, AI tools write it from plain-English instructions and we walk through what it does together.
Have questions first?
We host a free live Q&A session by video call. Register your interest and we will send you the date and link.
Learn from people who build with data every day
Karthik Narayanaswamy
- 26+ years in IT and financial services
- Senior data engineering and technical leadership in banking
- Leads a globally distributed data team
- Expert in data integration, cloud data platforms and regulatory reporting
- Creator and lead instructor of a Data Analyst Training Program
Saravanan Subramaniam
- 30+ years in information technology
- Executive leader focused on real-world use cases
A portion of every enrollment helps fund the new Murugan Temple in Peoria.
- 16 live online sessions with real-time Q&A
- Development platform and AI tools with a token allowance
- Hands-on practice and a real-world example every week
- Your own AI project, presented in Weeks 15 and 16
Common questions
Are there any prerequisites?
None. No coding experience or technical background is needed. If you can use a computer and a web browser, you can join.
Does it include Python and the math needed for AI?
You do not need to know Python or advanced math. We cover the essential math ideas in plain language, without heavy formulas. This is not a Python programming course: where code is involved, AI tools write it from plain-English instructions, and we walk through what it does together.
Is it for senior or experienced people?
It is designed for beginners, career changers and working professionals at any level. Experienced professionals will get a lot from the later weeks on AI agents and the industry deep dives, and everyone finishes with a project of their own.
How is the course delivered?
Live online, about one hour per week for 16 weeks, with real-time Q&A. Each session explains the idea in plain language first, then puts it into practice.
What tools do I get?
Access to a development platform and to AI tools, with a token allowance for hands-on practice, included in the fee. Accounts are set up together in class.
When does the course start?
Start dates and session times will be announced soon. Register your interest and we will contact you first with the schedule and enrollment details.
Can I talk to someone before joining?
Yes. We host a free live Q&A session by video call where you can ask anything. Register your interest and we will send you the date, time and link.
Be first to hear when enrollment opens
Registering is free and does not commit you to anything.
- Fill in the form. It takes about two minutes.
- We send you the start date, session times and the free live Q&A link.
- When enrollment opens, you get first access to a seat.
Thank you, and welcome.
Your interest is registered. We will contact you by email and WhatsApp with the start date, session times and the free live Q&A link.